Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia
In the state of Georgia, is it legal to record a conversation between myself and another party? I may have audio recordings of three separate encounters with a business owner who refuses to give me a product I paid for and refuses to give a refund. Could these recordings be used in a Civil Suit against this person? Would there be any laws broken by myself if I recorded conversations?
Searches point to Georgia Law Code 16-11-62 and 16-11-64.3.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Georgia's wiretapping law is a "one-party consent" law for purposes of making audio recordings of conversations. Georgia makes it a crime to secretly record a phone call or in-person conversation "originat[ing] in any private place" unless one party to the conversation consents. Therefore, you may record a conversation or phone call if you are a party to the conversation or you get permission from one party to the conversation in advance. Note that there are different rules for video cameras or for taping conversations across state lines.
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